• Labour Market

Labour markets tend to be among the most regulated markets in the economy. While these regulations were meant to protect workers, they are often counterproductive by putting obstacles in the way to job creation. Finding the right balance between these two goals remains a difficult task.

Time to abolish awards
Alexander PhilipatosMay 24, 2013

The ghosts of Work Choices still haunt the Coalition on industrial relations policy. The Coalition’s...

Awards don’t deliver fair go
Alexander PhilipatosMay 23, 2013The Australian

TONY Abbott has baulked at the prospect of comprehensive labour market reform; many Australians believe...

Abolish the award system
May 23, 2013

Awards and penalty rates are onerous, outdated and should be abolished, according to a new...

Relics of a Byzantine IR System: Why Awards Should Be Abolished
Alexander PhilipatosMay 23, 2013IA140

Howard’s Work Choices reforms were seen by many as the enemy of the Aussie ‘fair...

Tax freedom at last
Alexander PhilipatosApril 5, 2013

This Sunday is Tax Freedom Day! It is the day when Australians stop working for...

Penalty rates and job insecurity
Alexander PhilipatosMarch 22, 2013

The government’s plan to enshrine penalty rates in the Fair Work Legislation should be seen...

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